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Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Nonfiction Book Review: I Want It All: Exchanging Your Average Life for Deeper Faith, Greater Power, and More Impact by Gwen Smith

Book Description:

God created you for exceptional impact.
Exceptional power. And exceptional blessings.

Gwen Smith knows how easy it is to dismiss God's plans with the thoughts, I
can't make a big difference for God because I'm just an ordinary woman with an
ordinary life. Yet God created us to join Him in doing amazing work in the
world. He created us to live with abundant joy, courage, and influence. But not
the joy, courage, and influence of the world. He offers His grace for each
failure, His love that shatters hate, His peace that soothes the turmoil, His
comfort, guidance, wisdom, rest, power, and significance. Every blessing He has
for us is ours for the taking.

I Want It All will ignite a fire in your heart to experience more faith,
more power, and more impact. More of Jesus. All of Jesus. Everything that God
has for you.

My Review:I.Love.This.Book.When I first saw the title of this book, I wasn't
sure I wanted to read it. I've read many books about living a better life for
Jesus and figured this was one more book that told me to pray and serve more. But the Holy Spirit nudged me to select it. It didn't take me long to realize Gwen's book was so much more than a how-to book. In her
transparent and honest voice, Gwen touches on several areas of what it means to
have a relationship with God. Not just any relationship, but a deep friendship with the creator. An understanding of all he offers. In every chapter she zeroes in on
his truth. As a follower of Jesus, I can have all the love, peace, joy, and
grace God has to offer. All of it! Through life examples, scripture, and friendly
conversation Gwen opens her heart to share how to have all God has to offer. If
you are seeking a closer walk with the Father I highly recommend I Want It All.
It's filled with wisdom from a humble writer who's chasing God with all her
heart.

"I am free and forgiven because of Jesus, not
because of me. When I say that grace changes everything, I mean
everything."

Now that I've read I Want It Allcover to cover, I plan to go back and use the
chapters for study. At the end of each chapter Gwen asks probing, personal
questions and at the end of the book is a study guide. I look forward to
re-reading the chapters and digging deeper into God's word. Every woman should
read this book as she seeks out God.I received this book in exchange for a fair review.

Gwen Smith is an author and volleyball enthusiast who lives in sunny North Carolina and has been married to her college honey, Brad, for 23 years. They are tired parents to three competitive-sport-playing teens who keep them on their toes and on their knees. Her online friends meet at GwenSmith.net to connect and be encouraged, and her goal is to help women think big thoughts about God and be inspired to live out the grace and truth of Jesus. Gwen speaks, leads worship, and eats potato chips at women's events everywhere, and she is a co-founder of the conference and devotional ministry Girlfriends in God.